My bully pulpit to rail against anything and everything
count the head lice on the highway...
Published on April 7, 2004 By voodoostation In Humor
I never fail to lose my stuff when someone screws up the lyrics to a popular song. It makes my day. I've heard some good ones, too. It always amazes me to see how out there sombody can twist the words without them stopping to question them. My brother - in - law always sings "Dirty Jean and the Thunder Chief." My wife still swears Mick Jagger and the Stones were "raised by two lesbians." Hell, I thought Bruce was singing about a bridge in disguise for almost 5 years. There are some good ones out there too. It's neat to someone sing Steve Miller's "Big 'Ol Chet and Lionel", or Jimmy "stepping on a pop tart."
I've heard derivatives of Mellencamp's Jack and Diane, "Changes come round real soon, make us swimming men." The Eagle's have been misunderstood many times as well. "What a nice surprise, when you're out of ice." Blind Melon had that problem in a few tunes also. "All I can do is pull some teeth or two." And the now standard CCR singalong "Bathroom on the Right." It always puts a smile on my face when I hear that one.

Comments
on Apr 07, 2004
My friend used to think Born on the Bayou was Torn over By You, and her little brother used to think Staying Alive was "Steak and a knife"

Those are great!!!

~Anne
on Apr 07, 2004
Thanks Anne, I really like the Bee Gee's one!
on Apr 07, 2004
Have you ever seen that commercial where they're playing the song, "Pour some sugar on me" and the guy says, "Pour some shook up Ramen".... It's hillarious.

I used to sing, "I just go grey" to "Just push play" by aerosmith....hhahahhahaha

Trinitie
on Apr 07, 2004
I was under the impression that the song went: "Hold me closer Judith Light."

on Apr 07, 2004


on Apr 08, 2004
Here's another shot:




on Apr 17, 2004
You are so weird Jamie.

Trinitie
on Apr 22, 2004
courtesy of my mother ... sing ...

"you picked a fine time to leave me, lucille. four hundred children and a croc in the field"
on Apr 22, 2004
haha! I love this topic. I visited a website a few years back, I don't remember what it was or if it even still exists, but they had users submit all their mistaken lyrics. Classic.

One of my favorites is Eric Clapton's "Way Down South". Goes something like this:

Way Down South
God rest you in my arms
Don't you think you want someone to talk to?

And of course Pearl Jam's immortal "Jeremy smoked in class/some grass today"

I love people.
on Apr 22, 2004
CCR has to be the king of bands with misunderstood lyrics. "Memory's elephant is playin in the band." Jack and Diane: I know the truth but it always catches me off guard, "Hold on to your six string as long as you can..." That one embarasses me even when I'm alone.

on Apr 23, 2004
I had a friend who insisted that "It's Raining Men" was really "Israeli Men"

and for the longest time I thought that U2's Stuck in a Moment said "I'm just trying to find a decent melody, a song that I can sing, and my own cup of tea." Yea, that would be "in my own company."